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Hoofbeatsfor health
bridging equestrianism and welfare
Five days in Oslo with the international community for Equine Assisted Services — clinical practice, research, and a practical day with the horses. Join us 18–22 May 2027.
Welcome to the 19th Horses in Education and Therapy International Congress
On this site we will provide everything you need before and during the congress in Oslo, 18–22 May 2027. President of HETI Vera Lantelme and Chair of Hest og Helse Emilie Libowitz send their warm greetings and look forward to welcoming you to Norway.
Please let us know if anything is missing — this programme is built with and for its community.
Vera Lantelme
President of HETI
We look forward to welcoming you to Oslo — to share your work and strengthen our shared purpose.
Voices from practice and research
Our keynote programme is announced as speakers are confirmed. Each keynote bridges clinical work and evidence — the thread that runs through the whole congress.
All speakers & scientific committeeComing soon
Further keynotes are being confirmed
We announce each speaker as soon as their participation is confirmed. Sign up below and we will let you know.
All speakers
Norunn Kogstad
Psychiatrist, Psychodynamic psychotherapist
Educated as a medical doctor and trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Kogstad combines clinical expertise with innovative approaches to mental health treatment.
Maria Terese Engell
Keynote speaker
Veterinarian and researcher specializing in horse rider interaction, with a special focus on rider biomechanics.
A compact capital between fjord and forest
Oslo in late May is long daylight, blossom, and easy distances — a walkable city where the venue, hotels, and the waterfront sit within a few tram stops of each other.
Norway and OsloAccommodation
Rooms held at partner hotels across central Oslo, from student rates to full service — book early, May is a busy month.
View accommodationTransport
Oslo Airport to the city centre in about 20 minutes by express train; trams and metro reach the venue directly.
Getting hereLeisure activities
Optional excursions around the fjord, the Nordic stables, and the city’s museums, before and after the congress.
Optional activitiesAverage May temperature: 15–18 °C
Currency: NOK
English widely spoken
Two of the ways to join us
Registration is open now. Student, one-day, exhibition, and online passes are listed with full payment information — and the practical day is included for full-congress delegates, with a separate sign-up.
See all fees and payment informationGeneral registration
Open to all delegates
Fee to be confirmed
Early bird until 31 Dec 2026
Full five-day congress
Coffee and lunch every day
Access to all scientific sessions
Abstract viewing
Best value
HETI member
Members of HETI organisations
Fee to be confirmed
Discounted member rate
Full five-day congress
Member discount rate
Usable by up to 3 people per organisation
Coffee and lunch every day
Other options
Also available
Students
Reduced rate with proof of enrolment
One-day pass
Regular rate only, from 1 Jan 2027
Exhibition pass
5 days, 2 people, table and electricity
Hybrid / online
Same rate as on site; no one-day online pass
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